SAFETY-CONSCIOUS workers at a Runcorn chemical plant have marked their latest success with a £500 donation to charity.

Ineos Chlor employees, with colleagues from O'Hare and NSG, earned the cash as part of an incentive which rewarded them for every day they worked without injury or environmental incident during a recent plant overhaul.

After a safe period, they had raised £500, and chose Debra UK to receive the cash. Debra UK is a charity which works on behalf of people with a rare genetic skin-blistering condition known as Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

Stephen Yee, Ineos Chlor safety manager, said: Safety is a number one priority for everyone who works at the Runcorn site.

'I'm delighted to see that employees from all three companies have carried out their duties in such a safe manner and we are only too pleased to be able to recognise their efforts by making a donation to the charity of their choice.'

There is no known cure for EB, which affects around 5,000 people in the UK.